Title :
All-optical wavelength conversion with extinction ratio improvement of 100Gb/s RZ-signals in ultralong bulk SOAs
Author :
Runge, P. ; Bunge, C.A. ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech. - Photonics, Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The potential for all-optical high-speed wavelength conversion with extinction ratio improvement in ultralong bulk SOAs is studied. The simulations show that for 100Gb/s RZ-signals with a PRBS order of 16, no pattern effects are observed.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Bogatov-like effect; all-optical high-speed wavelength conversion; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; cross-gain modulation; extinction ratio; four-wave mixing; ultralong bulk SOA; ultralong semiconductor optical amplifiers; Charge carrier lifetime; Erbium; Extinction ratio; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; All-optical wavelength conversion; Bogatov effect; extinction ratio improvement; ultralong semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307804
